Key Words / WYSIWYG

1. What are Key Words ? It's making a list  of the words that will help you find the information you need about your research topic.

2. When will you use Key Words ? You will use them when searching through books and using indexes through electronic sources.

3. Why do you need to have "good Key Words" ? If you have good key words, you'll find the kind of information you want faster.

4.  What are "good Key Words" ? Good key words are the important words or short phrases that specifically describe your topic and closely related topics.

5. When do you list Key Words ? Start as soon as you have a general topic.

6. How do you list Key Words ?
1. First, write one or two sentences about your topic.
2. Next, underline all of the specific words that describe your topic.
3. Make a separate list of these specific words.
4. Add to your list any other words that mean the same thing (synonyms) or are related terms.
5. Think of more words or phrases that describe the larger topic, of which your topic is a part. Add those to the list.

7. Make a list of Key Words for the Topic Portable Devices (Smart Phones, Tablets, Notebooks, iPods, etc.) for Learning.  Use the 6 steps described in the reading ?

1. I want to do my project about some kind of ocean mammal such as whales or dolphins.

2. Ocean Mammal , Whales and Dolphins


3.  Ocean--> Sea--> Marine
     Mammals--> Warm Blooded Animals
     Ocean Mammal--> Marine Mammal
      Whales--> Porpoises

4. ocean mammal --> ocean life, marine life, mammals, animals
 
5. whales --> blue whale, killer whale, humpback whale 
    dolphins -->  bottle nose dolphin 

6. Synonyms and Related Terms
ocean
sea
marine
ocean mammal
marine mammal
whales
cetaceans
dolphins porpoises

Larger Categories
ocean life
marine life
mammals
animals

Smaller Categories
blue whale
killer whale
humpback whale
bottle nose dolphin